Плз перевсти надо in greece each city-state had its law. some laws were common to many states, such as laws relating to family life. in the 17th century b.c. the greeks began to put their laws into writing. about 594 b.c. solon, the famous athenian lawgiver, provided new code of law. the athenians didn’t consider it necessary to have legal experts for non-criminal cases. in a civil case the verdict was given by a jury, which might number anything from 201 to 2500. the number of the jury listened to speeches made by the prison who had brought the case before them, and by their friends. barristers were not allowed, but speeches were sometimes prepared by professional speechwriters.
